As we continue, what do you include in your FIR?
Many people still don’t know this: you can file an FIR at any police station. A Zero FIR means they must take your complaint, even if the incident happened elsewhere.
You do not need English or legal jargon — just your truth: what happened, when, where, and who. If you cannot write it, the police must write it for you and read it out before you sign.
Filing an FIR is free, and you must receive a free copy.
If anyone refuses, you can insist, go to another station, file online, or approach a magistrate.
An FIR is not paperwork — it is the moment your story becomes impossible to ignore.
ALSO READ: How to file an FIR (FIR kathada misangra)
Nawui FIR li khi kapisangra?
Mi kachungkha na matheisa lapaiya: Khayonkhamang shok kahai apam mangli maning salala, Police station katongkha li FIR misang paya, hili Zero FIR hoya.
FIR misang khavai, shebshitui kala ayin wui tuiyar darkar masa mana. Khamashung, khamarong chi kapiki china— Nawui aming, khayon khamang kathada shok hao, apam, shakhi sakhami bing.
Na khalattana makapi theikha Police nala nawui vang kapimi paiya.
FIR mikasangli pheisa mazangmana kala FIR mikasang wui lairik copy la nawuili haipaiya.
FIR mikasang tharan, apam chiwui police na mamaya akha Police station kateili Zero FIR misangpai. Online kala Magistrate lila misangpaiya.
FIR hi lairik mang maning mana — hina mi kachungkha wui khararchan masashimit ngasakmana.
(This article is part of the series Understanding the Law, Accessing Justice (Ain phapkata eina mashun samkaphang). Since this series challenges the exclusivity of legal language, it will also include Tangkhul translations. As a Tangkhul writer, I believe if legal knowledge is meant for everyone, it must be available in the languages people think, feel, and navigate life in. Accessibility cannot be preached without being practiced.)